Tutorial sheet--6
A.C. Through Resistance, Inductane and Capacitance based circuits
Q.1 A 60-Hz voltage of 115V (r.m.s) is impressed on a 100 ohm resistance:
(i)Write the time equations for the voltage and the resulting current. Let the zero point of the
voltage wave be at t =0 (ii) show the voltage and the current on a current diagram.(iii) show the
voltage and the current on a phaser diagram.
[v(t)=1.63 sin 377 t and i(t)=1.63 sin 377 t ]
Q.2 through a coil of inductance 1 henry,a current of the wave-form shown in fig 11.61(a) is
flowing. Sketch the wave form of the voltage across the instantaneous and calculate the r.m.s
value of the voltage.
[1V]
Q.3 A 50 Hz voltage of 230 volts effective value is impressed on a capacitance of 26.5 µF. (a)
Write the time equations for the voltage and the resulting current. Let the zero axis of the voltage
wave be at t=0. (b) Show the voltage and current on a time diagram.(c) show the voltage and
current on a phasor diagram. (d) Find the maximum energy stored in the capacitance. Find the
relative heating effects of two current waves of the equal peak value, the one sinusoidal and the
other rectangular in waveform. [(a) 2.71cos 314t, (d) 1.4J, (e) 2]
Q.4 The voltage applied across 3- branched circuit of Fig-1 is given by v = 100 sin (5000t + π/4).
Calculate the branch current and total current.
[ ir= 4 sin (5000t+π/4)+ 5cos (5000t + π/4]
Fig -1